America's Road to Fascism: From the Progressives to the Era of Hope and Change

In this 12-chapter book, writers Peter Suciu and John Kullman explore what fascism is, the history of the movement, what fascism is not, and then look at comparisons of how the United States has long been heading down the road to fascism, and now at breakneck speed under the current administration. The book explores how fascism and Fascist movements grew during the 20th Century, looks at how Fascist symbolism (based on Roman origins) are present in government today, discusses why the so-called 'skinheads' and 'neo-Nazis' are not really Fascists. The authors offers stark comparisons between various Fascist leaders and President Obama. As the United States offers regulations on health and fitness (such as New York City's new war against salty foods) striking comparisons are made to similar policies in Nazi Germany, as are similar efforts to have government run big business. After all, is the government s mandate to GM to build hybrids really all that different from the Nazi's push to make a people's car (Volkswagen)? The authors explore the established liberalized 'steps to fascism' by Naomi Wolf, and compare how these very same steps are being used today. Who is the new enemy within? Could it just be anyone who dares offer dissent, something that only a few years ago was called the most patriot thing to do but now is practically labeled treasonous by the mainstream media? And what of the Fairness Doctrine that would attempt to silence the loyal opposition? These are among the topics covered in this book. What exactly is fascism? Typically people would say it is a right-wing political movement. But in fact fascism, as defined by past Fascists is actually a Third Way between capitalism and extreme communism. This of course is not to suggest that the movement is by any means moderate. This chapter explores what fascism is, is not and looks at the history of the movement throughout the 20th century.